29 Aug (NucNet): The reactor pressure vessel has been lifted into position at the Sanmen-2 AP1000 reactor, marking the start of the installation phase of the unit, project operator China National Nuclear Corporation said.
The 280-tonne RPV is China’s first indigenously produced AP1000 reactor pressure vessel. CNNC said it passed all required inspections before being shipped to the construction site on 6 August 2014. The RPV was manufactured by China First Heavy Industries (CFHI) under the supervision of reactor vendor Westinghouse.
Two AP1000s are under construction at the Sanmen site in Zhejiang province, eastern China, with another two being built at Haiyang in Shandong province.
The vessels for the first units at Sanmen and Haiyang were both produced in South Korea by Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction using some forgings fabricated by CFHI.
